Nearly five years ago, Shannon Briggs lie in a hospital bed in Hamburg, Germany, shedding tears from his battered, swollen eyes for two weeks straight after being pummeled into retirement by then heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.After returning to...

Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs will take on Mike Marrone on Sat., Sept. 5 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.
Briggs (58-6-1, 51 KOs), of Pembroke Pines, is 7-0 since falling to former champ Vitali Klitschko in 2010. The 43-year-old has most...

A deal has been reached for Shannon Briggs to take on Mike Marrone on the "Heavyweights Collide" fight card Sept. 5 at the Seminole Hard Rock.
A spokesperson for the Heavyweight Factory, the Hollywood gym where Briggs trains, confirmed the agreement on...

Vitali Klitschko
had a difficult time grasping the moment.
"It's not reality. It's dream," Klitschko said Sunday during his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. "I never expected I will be in (the Hall of Fame). I didn't expect one day...

BERLIN (AP) — Former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko announced his immediate retirement from boxing on Thursday. The decision ends an era when the Klitschko name alone could guarantee one of the biggest fights of the year. At their peak,...

Former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko announced his immediate retirement from boxing on Thursday. The 41-year-old Klitschko dominated the heavyweight scene for a decade but lost to Britain's Anthony Joshua in April after a technical...

Despite fighting mostly one-armed for half the fight, Deontay Wilder remained in control in the ring before quickly heading to the hospital.
Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title with a technical knockout when Chris Arreola's corner stopped the...

LAS VEGAS — They're separated by one minute and one letter, but if unbeaten twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo have their way Saturday night, they'll be bonded once more as fellow 154-pound world champions.
Jermall Charlo defends his...

Most gamblers are expecting the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight on Saturday to go the full 12 rounds.
Once the bell rings, four men will play a crucial role in the bout.
Here's a quick look at the referee, and the three judges who will score...

Boxing is about to embark on yet another Easter egg hunt for its elusive heavyweight division.
Does it still exist? Who is the champion? Where have you gone, Joe Louis? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
The most recent search will take place at the...

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's political opposition celebrated the first major victory in its two-month-long standoff with the government as the country's prime minister tendered his resignation Tuesday. But the move appeared unlikely to end the crisis.
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KIEV, Ukraine -- As opposition leaders weighed a peace offering from President Viktor Yanukovich, protesters seized a key building in central Kiev on Sunday, then took a pause in their rebellion to bury one of their dead.
Seemingly testing Yanukovich’s...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Protesters blocked access to the government's headquarters in central Kiev on Monday and declared a general strike as Ukraine's most serious political crisis since the Orange Revolution of 2005 reached the country's far-flung regions...